Mine Index Number: 2641
| Company Name:
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Otter Creek Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Otter Creek Mine
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| Start Date:
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1886
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End Date:
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1897
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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210
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The mine outline shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected for the reported production. Production indicates 110 acres were mined. The mine outline may contain the workings of another company in addition to the Otter Creek Mine.
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Main shaft
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La Salle
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31N 4E
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19
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NE SW SE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
A roll adversely affected the roof in at least one room.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 542,194
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-23
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Undated
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1:12069
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1:12069
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Secondary source
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| Atlas of La Salle County
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1906
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1:3600
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1:3600
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (La Salle County) - Shaft location.
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| ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-23, map of Streator Coal Field - Shaft location, mine outline.
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| Ogle, George A., and Company, 1906, Atlas of La Salle County, Illinois, Chicago, Illinois - Shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
